JONES v. ESCAMBIA COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PENSACOLA DIVISION
DARIUS DARNELL JONES,
Plaintiff,
v. 	Case No.: 3:25cv2305/AW/ZCB
ESCAMBIA COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, et al.,
Defendants.
/
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, commenced this action by filing a civil
rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 	(Doc. 1). 	On December 22,
2025, the Court entered an order directing Plaintiff to file an amended
civil rights complaint within thirty days. 	(Doc. 6). 	The Court directed
the Clerk of Court to send Plaintiff the complaint form and notified
Plaintiff that his failure to comply with an order of the Court would result
in a recommendation of dismissal of this case. (Id. at 13). The deadline
to file an amended complaint was subsequently extended to February 20,
2026. (Doc. 11).
Plaintiff, 	however, 	did 	not 	file 	an 	amended 	complaint 	by 	the
deadline. Therefore, on March 2, 2026, the Court issued an order giving
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Plaintiff fourteen days to show cause why this case should not be
dismissed for his failure to comply with a Court order. 	(Doc. 12). 	The
Court notified Plaintiff that his failure to show cause would result in a
recommendation of dismissal of this case. 	(Id.). 	The deadline for
compliance with the show cause order has passed, and Plaintiff has not
responded.
Accordingly, it is respectfully RECOMMENDED that this case be
DISMISSED without prejudice for Plaintiff’s failure to comply with
an order of the Court. 	See N.D. Fla. Loc. R. 41.1 (authorizing dismissal
if a “party fails to comply with an applicable rule or a court order”); see
also Duong Thanh Ho v. Costello, 757 F. App’x 912, 914-15 (11th Cir.
2018) (affirming dismissal where pro se plaintiff failed to file an amended
complaint as directed).
At Pensacola, Florida, this 24th day of March 2026.
/s/
Zachary C. Bolitho
Zachary C. Bolitho
United States Magistrate Judge
Notice to the Parties
Objections to these proposed findings and recommendations must
be 	filed 	within 	fourteen 	days 	of 	the 	date 	of 	the 	Report 	and
Recommendation. 	Any 	different 	deadline 	that 	may 	appear 	on 	the
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electronic docket is for the court’s internal use only and does not control.
An objecting party must serve a copy of the objections on all other parties.
A 	party 	who 	fails 	to 	object 	to 	the 	magistrate 	judge’s 	findings 	or
recommendations contained in a report and recommendation waives the
right 	to 	challenge 	on 	appeal 	the 	district 	court’s 	order 	based 	on
unobjected-to factual and legal conclusions. 	See 11th Cir. Rule 3-1; 28
U.S.C. § 636.
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